All About Choosing and Buying Pianos

[checkered]

Hi goodygirl,


Yes, theirs are from japan too but piano shipped to singapore are using tropicalized wood if you buy directly from them.

[J2mum]

Hi,


Any expert here can give me some comment on Wilhelm Tell piano, Model is Geneva

[tree nymph]

Hi!

Can someone advise me how much roughly is a old piano like Kawai BS1A cost? Have anyone heard of Chopin brand of piano? I know nowadays a lot of pianos are made in China, does it make a difference with "parts from european country (like Germany) and assembled in China"?

[tree nymph]

Hi!

Can anyone comment on Kawai BS1A? I think this model is made around 1990-1991… I was recommended to this person who is thinking of selling hers. She got it from 2nd hand shop i think a year ago. She is asking for $3k! is this too expensive?

[tree nymph]

Has anyone come across this brand: CHOPIN? They are having a sale…

[checkered]

Hi,

We just come across this brand Hailun. It’s made in china and apparently, seems like very saleable overseas. The price range is also very good for a new piano. does anyone get this brand and can comment on it?

[clarabella]

Hi, just to share that if anyone is looking for a grand, definitely take a look at Sauter. It's absolutely lovely, the voicing and action are outstanding; the warmth and depth of tone made me swoon. Worth checking out as a benchmark against other grands.

[sleepy]

daisyt:

yernying:

U got your piano???

Hi yernying ! Nice to see you here. Yes I got a Kawai K8.

daisyt

Kawai K8 is a good paino. How much did you pay for yours?

By the way, did you compare K8 vs Yamaha U3 which is the same height?

[daisyt]

sleepy:

daisyt


Kawai K8 is a good paino. How much did you pay for yours?

By the way, did you compare K8 vs Yamaha U3 which is the same height?

hi sleepy, yes I compared. K8 sound is more mallow and softer. According to dd, the keys of K8 are heavier. At first she was not used to it, fingers get tired easily. But after sometime, she is fine.

According to this lady in Robert Piano, K8 is an upright baby grand. Not sure if Yamaha U3 is one ? K8 has some parts on the keys inside, made of fibre, new technology. You can see them in the showroon.

I bought at $13K. The most interesting part is, when dd was the testing the piano, this lady (she was ex-piano teacher, now retire) pointed to us dd's weakness and faults. I was looking for piano teacher that time and through her recommendation, I am very glad, I have found a wonderful teacher for dd. I guess, this is fate ....

Anyway, I told dd, this piano shall stay with her forever. When she gets married in future, it shall follow her （家庄）

[sleepy]

daisyt:

According to this lady in Robert Piano, K8 is an upright baby grand. Not sure if Yamaha U3 is one ? K8 has some parts on the keys inside, made of fibre, new technology. You can see them in the showroon.

Oh I didn't realize K8 is an upright grand. Kawai salesman always introducing K3 or K5, probably because my dd is just a beginner.

U3 is not an upright grand. It's a taller version of yamaha's most popular model U1.
Yamaha upright grand is YUS5, same height as U3 but much more expensive

daisyt:

Anyway, I told dd, this piano shall stay with her forever. When she gets married in future, it shall follow her （家庄）

That's a great idea! Piano can last for many decades, really a worthy investment